April 5, 2025

“are only four different types of utility: place utility, form utility, time utility, and possession utility. What can you make easier to understand, faster to get, cheaper to buy, or more accessible to others”

12:37 AM

“And if you build a product to solve your own problem, you will have at least one user—more than most startups ever get. Plus, you can talk to that user every single second of the day!”

12:43 AM

“It’s the community that leads you to the problem, which leads you to the product, which leads you to your business.”

1:00 AM

“Every big idea was small first. If you don’t start small, if you can’t help people one by one, you will struggle to build a business around your idea”

1:08 AM

“Now that people know you, trust you, and perhaps even turn to you for expertise, it is time to start helping them in a systematic, repeatable way that allows for continuous improvement and iteration.”

1:09 AM

“If you want to make a movie recommendation service, start by telling friends to call you for movie recommendations. When you find a movie your friends like, they buy you a drink. Keep track of what you recommended and how your friends liked it, and improve from there.”

1:11 AM

“> processize (verb) > to turn into a process: > After they tested it on their friends, they processized their recommendation system.”

1:12 AM